By Annemarie Juhlian

September 9, 2013

Meet Tristan and Rachel.

This dynamic duo met in a beer line at an Oregon festival! And with much history created and shared, we celebrated the gift of their partnership with the covenant of marriage – in high and beautiful style on August 31, 2013.

With more than 150 friends and family gathered, Tristan and Rachel exchanged vows in a custom ceremony at Bella Luna Farms in Snohomish.

I loved that family and friends were invited an hour before ceremony to mix ‘n mingle and to enjoy the spectacular venue. By the time we got to the ceremony, everyone was eager and ready to get this beautiful couple hitched!

Many thanks to Sheena Kalso at The Invisible Hostess for amazing planning support. And a shout-out to Darrel Christel, the guy with the best music and best moves!

Rachel and Tristan – thank you for giving me the privilege of sharing in your wedding day. AND I am hoping you got to your honeymoon plane on time!

Annemarie Juhlian is a Seattle, WA Non-Denominational Wedding Officiant & Minister. She works with couples of all faiths and traditions to create contemporary and personalized ceremonies. Annemarie has been recognized by Seattle Bride Magazine, The Knot, Wedding Channel and Wedding Wire as the “Best Wedding Officiant – Seattle,” 2008 – 2019. She lives on a mini-farm in Olympia, WA with her husband, Greg, and their family of four special needs dogs. When she isn’t working in the wedding world, you can most often find her working in dog rescue and rehabilitation throughout the Seattle area and Puget Sound, WA. Find Annemarie on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

2 comments

Thank you, Annemarie!! You made our wedding truly special and personal. Many of our guests commented on how beautiful they thought the ceremony was. You had everyone crying and laughing at once! You were such a pleasure to work with, both because of your enthusiasm and because of your professionalism. We are so grateful to have had you as a part of our wedding. Thank you!!

Comment by Rachel & Tristan on November 3, 2013 at 10:35 pm

Oh, and we DID make it to our plane on time and spent a beautiful two weeks in Kenya. 🙂

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